Bowling alleys usually require bowling shoes to be worn. The infrequent bowler usually rents shoes from the alley. Other non-bowling shoes can damage the alley, or cause the bowler to slip and…
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) increased the sale of hand sanitizer. "The guy/person who invented hand sanitizer must be rubbing his/their hands together now" -- that is, rubbing…
"Sweetbread" is not "sweet bread." A joke was posted on Twitter by GlennyRodge on October 3, 2015: "The person who named sweetbreads isn't allowed to name stuff…
The quotation "all men are created equal" is part of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776. "All men" means "all people" (both men…
The Nazi Party and its leader, Adolf Hitler (1889-1945), are well known. "The Soup Nazi" episode of the television sitcom Seinfeld (original airdate on November 2, 1995) made the term…
"The Personal Is Political" is the title of Carol Hanisch's February 1969 paper that was printed in Notes from the Second Year: Women's Liberation; Major Writings of the Radical…
"The spirit of the optimist to whom every difficulty is an opportunity, and not as the pessimist, to whom every opportunity presents some difficulty" was printed in The Fifty-First Annual…
"The Pharmaceutical industry does not create cures. They create customers" is an anti-Big Pharma saying that has been printed on many images. "The pharmaceutical industry DOES NOT…
"The philosophy of the classroom in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next" is often said to be a quotation from Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865). However, no such…
"Built to stay free" is an anagram of "Statue of Liberty." New York (NY) Times crossword puzzle editor Will Shortz explained on NPR's Weekend All Things Conisdered in June…
On "Opposite Day," people say the reverse of what is true. "5th grade revelation: 'It's not opposite day' is always true" was posted on Twitter on July 22, 2011.…
"The phrase 'working mother' is redundant" means that if a mother doesn't have a job in the workplace, she still works doing cooking, cleaning, shopping, and many other…
"Role model" shouldn't be confused with "roll model," but there are jokes, usually involving the Pillsbury Doughboy. "Pillsbury Doughboy: Roll model,...or son of a…
"Role model" shouldn't be confused with "roll model," but there are jokes, usually involving the Pillsbury Doughboy. "Pillsbury Doughboy: Roll model,...or son of a…
"Anger management" is sometimes punned as "anchor management." "There was a pirate who'd go into a rage when he couldn't get his ship to stop. He had to go to…
"The plain fact of the matter is that New York is much too good for New Yorkers" was written by American journalist Heywood Broun (1888-1939), from "I'll Show You the City"…
A jocular 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic reopening plan has been cited in print since at least April 30, 2020: "We have a 6 phase plan to reopen the state. The plan will be a phased plan that…
To "look good on paper" means to look good in theory, but not necessarily in practice. The phrase doesn't always involve actual paper, but there are jokes. "The 'Paperless…
The shortest review of a play is credited to Heywood Broun (1888-1939), who allegedly wrote this simple dismissal of the play's proceedings: "It opened at 8:30 sharp and closed at 10:40…
"The playoffs don't start until the home team loses a game" (or "No playoff series truly begins until the road team wins a game") is an old NBA saying. NBA coach Pat Riley…